Animal releasing and frightening means



J. LIGINSKI ANIMAL RELEASING AND FRIGHTENING MEANS Aug. 4, 1931.

Filed Oct. 18, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor AUS. 4 1931 J. LlGlNsKl1,817,415

ANIMAL RELEASING AND FRIGHTENING MEANS Attorney Aug. 4, 1931. J.LlGlNsKl 1,317,415

ANIMAL RELEASING AND FRIGHTENING MEANS med oct. lau-T1928 s sheets-sheets Inventor 7///// /////////.//////////J.///////////////////////////w////////// N\ m Y Patented Aug. 4, 1931JACOB LIGINsxI, oF WHIPPANY, yinazw lJERSEY ANIMAL nELEAsING ANDFBTQHTENING Application led October 18, 1928. Serial. No. 313,270. i

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in animalreleasing devices tgether with means for frightening the animals so thatafter releasing from their stalls they will back therefrom so as to beled from the building in the event of a fire.

It is well known that when an animal such as a horse is within a stallof a burning building it is practically impossible to urge 1o the horseto leave the stall. Moreover, it is highly dangerous for any one toattempt to enter the stall when occupied in the event of a lire in thebuilding due to the fact that the horse will stamp upon the floor, andmove jerkily from side to side. It is for this reason that usually theanimals within a burning building are destroyed.

Generally the invention consists of single mechanism for trying theanimals within their stalls, said mechanism being releasable from apoint at one end of the building, other means being provided to directthe spray of water under pressure upon the head and chest of the animalafter he has been released so that he will back from the stall andenable the attendants to lead the animal from the burning building.

An important object of the invention is to provide a means of thischaracter that is relatively simple in construction and inexpensiveofinstallation and upkeep.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as the nature of theinvention will be better understood, the same comprises the novel form,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described,shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section through theanimal stalls of a building equipped with my improved structure.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal transverse section.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary vertical transverse section through kone ofthe stalls of my improved mechanism.

Figurefi' is a fragmentary vertical 'sectionv through the. building at.theY end of ,the stalls and Alookingthe 4endmost with means towardv theadjacent wallY ofnstall', which wall is equipped: for releasing theanimal and o erating the devices to soy frighten the animal from Figure5 is tudina-l section the stall, and Y a detail fragmentary.longithrough- .the releasing mechanism directly in back .of the frontwalls of thestall feedl boxes.

Now having particular` reference.` to' the drawings, A

designates generally a `barn or similar' building provided witha-plurality of spaced animalstalls B'. `Within the rear of each Astallisa suitable feed .boxk C through the front wallof each of whichis an.openingl ,-5 the material around these openings being provid front wallby .guard plates. 61-.6 whichihave ed yatopposite' sides. of the saidopenings registering `with. the ,openings :5l The rearmostguardv platepywithinieach, stall at.r One side f lits opening and at. vthe Lower endthereof isfequipped with a .longitudinal v sha-ftbearvngwhile1arrangedxlongitudinah ly in. back .ofi ,the front. boxesisa longitudinally Walls of .these feed yextending shaft 8,

journaled wi hin the plate bearings 7 inter.-y mediate `their endsiandattheirl opposite ends in suitable equipped atv bea-rings'l 9.-,f9. Saidshaft V8 is a point within each stall B,

and adjacent the stall wallopenings v5 with a spaced longitudinallyextended pin 10 for engagement through animal halter strap or rope Ering is arra the usual ring D of the when said nged through the openingvin the front feed box wall as clearly illustrated in Figure 3.

One end of the shaft 8 projects through the outer wall of one of the endmost stalls B and to this end is attached a lever 11 pi in Figure 1.

Ward within voted to the wall as illustrated Obviously a pull upon thisactuate the shaft 8 as to release 10 from the halter rings D,

the stall.

Arranged within each stall above and below the feed arranged so uponthehea box C are water nozzles 12-12 as to direct a spray of water Y dand chest of the animal with- Y' thus permitting the animal to moveback- `a5 in the stall as illustrated in Figures 3. These nozzles 12-12have communication With Water pipes 13 arranged within the building,While the flow of the Water through the pipes is governed by a valve 14located in the building adjacent the lever 11. Y

Also arranged within each stall preferably upon the under side of thefeed box is an electric buzzer, bell, or sounding device 15 havingcircuit with a source of electrical energy through the medium of asuitable switch 16, also located adjacent the lever 11 and valve 14.Obviously when the animals are released, the closing of the circuit willsound the alarm, while the opening of the valve 14 will result in thespraying of water upon the head and chest of the animal, frightening himfrom the stall.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is f In combination, an animal releasing andfrightening means for arrangement within a barn having a plurality ofanimal stalls within each of which stall is a feed box, the outer Wallof each feed box having a halter ring receiving opening,` a pair ofcomplementary plates disposed on the opposite sides of said outer wallhaving openings therein registering with said wall openings, alongitudinal shaft bearing on the inner plate of each pair, a rigidshaft mounted for sliding movement in the bearing in each of the platesadjacent the openings therein, pins carried by said shaft adjacent eachopeningand having straight free end portions disposed in spacedparallelism with the shaft for engagement through the halter rings whenthe shaft is moved in one direction to lock the rings Withintheregistering openings, a single throw lever mounted on the outer wall ofone of the end stalls and having connection with said shaft for lockingand unlocking the halter rings.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.

' JACOB LIGINSKI.

